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Safety tips from John Deere
2018-02-22 10:57:38

Safety is the top priority of all logging crews. John Deere assists us in keeping the logging site safe.

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:38

“Primary forest fuel supply chain: assessing barriers and drivers for the modal shift from truck to train”

“Productivity and cost of rubber-wheel-tyred tractor in a northern pine plantation forest of Turkey”

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:34

“Operational short rotation woody crop plantations: Manual or mechanised harvesting?”

“Performance of an electronic control system for hydraulically driven forestry tandem trailers”

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:31

“Productivity of harvesters and forwarders in CTL operations in northern Sweden based on large follow-up datasets”

“The effect of a slack-pulling device in reducing operator physiological workload during log winching operations”

 “Priority list bucking on a mechanized harvester considering external properties and stiffness of Douglas-fir”

“An economic model for integrated roading, yarding, and hauling operations on two alternative harvest unit landings”

 “Evaluation of tree forwarding by farm tractor in patch cutting of poplar plantations in Northern Iraq”

“An accurate and fast method for moisture content determination”

“Productivity and cost analysis of semi-mechanised and mechanised systems on the Viphya forest plantations in Malawi”

“The potential supply of biomass for energy from hardwood plantations in the Sunshine Coast Council Region of South-East Queensland, Australia”

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Safety research - How should we train people for hazardous work?
2018-02-22 10:57:19

If the work is hazardous, training should become increasingly engaging.

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:09

“Methodology development and simulations for estimating greenhouse gas emission reductions from improved forest management with reduced impact  
logging”

“Simulating conventional and integrated stump- and round-wood harvesting systems: a comparison of productivity and costs”

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:06

"Effect of storage methods on willow chips quality”

"Using LiDAR to assess impacts of forest harvest landings on vegetation height by harvest season and the potential for recovery over time"

"Automatic GNSS-enabled harvester data collection as a tool to evaluate factors affecting harvester productivity in a Eucalyptus spp. harvesting operation in Uruguay"

"Productivity and work processes of small-tree bundler Fixteri FX15a in energy wood harvesting from early pine dominated thinnings"

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:02

“A survey analysis of forest harvesting and transportation operations in Michigan”

 “Productivity analysis of an un-guyed integrated yarder-processor with running skyline”

“Developing training for industrial wood supply management”

“Selecting an appropriate excavator-based yarder concept for Norwegian conditions through the analytical hierarchy process”

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:57:02

“Theoretical potentials of forwarder trailers with and without axle load restrictions”

 “Effect of transmission type on wheel slip under overload – Presented on the example of the AGT 835 T tractors”

“Effects of traffic frequency and skid trail slope on surface runoff and sediment yield”

“Evaluation of a novel prototype harvester head in early fuel-wood thinnings”

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:56:56

“Comparison of cost efficiency of mechanized fuel wood thinning systems for hardwood plantations on farmland”

 “Productivity study of WoodPac bundling of logging residues and small stems”

“The energy consumption and economic costs of different vehicles used in transporting wood chips”

 “Wood-based energy products – land or energy efficient?”

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